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IPL 2023 Auction: Who is Harry Brook and why did he get such a huge sum?

Sunrisers Hyderabad paid England's Harry Brook a handsome sum of Rs 13.25 cr in the recently concluded IPL mini-auction in Kochi. What makes him earn so much? We try to find out

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Harry Brook goes for 13.25 cr to SRH in IPL Auctions 2023

Abhishek Singh New Delhi
When Kane Williamson was sold for his base price of Rs 2 crore in the recently concluded IPL mini-auction in Kochi, Kerala, it was outrageous to expect that the next player, an unknown batter would fetch more than 10 times the modern-day legend. 

But Harry Brook surprised all. Rs 13.25 crore was paid for a 23-year-old who has zero experience of IPL and is just a batter with no other skills. Just pure batsmanship. 

So, who exactly is Harry Brook?

Brook, born and raised in Keighley Yorkshire, England is an audacious hitter of the cricket ball. He has a great

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